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hippy day
500,000 hippies gathered for three days of peace and music. soon there were traffic jams, shortages of food and a wide use of drugs and potential problems. -
cricket test
first tied cricket test australia v west indies at the gabba -
unsuitable dressing
woman fined for being '' unsuitably dressed'' wearing a bikini at bondi beach. -
marilyn monroe
actress and modle marilyn monroe was found dead by her maid. she was holding an empty bottle of sleeping pills next to her. docter said she died of an overdose of the. -
assassination of president
president jhon f kennedy was assassinated in dallas texas by lee harvey oswald. he and his wife were riding in a convertible through a parade when he was shot just moments before his death he was warned. -
i have a dream
martin luther king jr. made his most famous speech i have a dream. in the speech he expresses his desire for the white and black to dissolve their diffrences and be at peace. -
hydrofoil ferry
the first hydrofoil ferry service begins -
labor party
gough whitlam succeeds arthur calwell to become new leader of the labor party -
aborigines
90% of australians vote in referendum for proposal to count aborigines in the census and to allow the federal government to make special laws for them -
john grey
john grey gorton sworn in as australias 19th prime minister after harolds holts disappearance
